Today is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. (ICWHRD). As of this date, November 29th, 2008, Wikipedia did not yet record this event in English.
This day is a commemoration of activist women who have been defenders of human rights, many of whom have been killed in the line of duty. And, it has been a duty of honor in a worldwide war. Continue Reading »
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Note: PPM means parts per million
Infant Formula
The current maximum standard for the average human’s consumption of melamine in the US is 2.5 parts per million, or ppm. This, of course assumes, that you will not consume your melamine-laced milk, with your possibly laced breakfast cereal and double you intake. The FDA has now set a standard for infants of 1 ppm.
It seems to me that most babies start out at less than a ratio of 1 to 2.5, so I don’t know how we arrived at the decision that this new standard would be acceptable. I guess we should be happy for small favors. Continue Reading »
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Performed this date, November 29th, 1944, the first Blalock-Taussig Shunt on an eleven month old baby girl. Continue Reading »
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Each year the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers highlights sixteen women, men and organizations that standout in the fight against gender violence. Representing November 29th, is: Continue Reading »
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Kateri Tekakwitha [tek”äkwith’u]
1656 – April 17, 1680
“Born in 1656 of an Algonquin Indian mother who was a devout Christian, and a pagan Mohawk chief. Kateri Tekakwitha was beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II. Despite common understanding, Tekakwitha’s people were of a matrilineal tradition. Therefore, she belonged to the Algonquin nation. Continue Reading »
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Former Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Born: 11/18/1945
Birthplace: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Wilma Mankiller was born in Mankiller Flats near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, but as a child was moved with her family to California as part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Relocation program, an event she details in her book Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. Continue Reading »
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Each year the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers highlights sixteen women, men and organizations that standout in the fight against gender violence. Representing November 28th, is: Continue Reading »
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November is Native American Heritage Month. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Tribal Nations: America’s Great Partners.”
Two points of celebration are: the honoring of Native American Veterans, who have maintained the highest active service as a group in the nation, and the honoring of Native American artists poets and writers. A third point of celebration is to honor educators.
I’ve attempted to introduce you to some terrific women in honor of the month. You’ll know their special status by the turkey feather. Do a search for “feather” in the box above right to find them.
In addition, today, November 28, 2008, is the First National Native American Heritage Day. Continue Reading »
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1804-18
November
This month the seventeen year old Sacagawea, or Sakakawea, saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time, hunted for food to feed men who were tired of dried fish, and voted over where the Lewis and Clark Expedition would winter along the Oregon coast. She had begun her travels at sixteen with her French Canadian husband, Charbonneau, an black slave named York, who despite his efforts and another’s promise, would never be freed, and a gaggle of white men who did not speak her language. Continue Reading »
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